Wake Refill

CHARLESTON'S ZERO-WASTE REFILL STORE

Here at Wake we believe that everything we do creates a wake, affecting the environment and the people around us. American culture is deeply individualistic. We are encouraged to view ourselves as separate from each other and the natural world. This disconnect results in a disregard for the pollution, unfair wages and unnecessary suffering we often unknowingly contribute to through our consumption and extraction of resources.

Many indigenous languages do not have a word for "nature" and consider themselves to be an integral part of a community of beings rather than distinct from the rest of the universe. We believe that mutual flourishing is possible for all people and the planet and that the first step towards restoration is to mend the broken connections from people to people and people to the planet. Our desire at Wake Refill is to help our community to reconsider our connection to material goods and contemplate the results of resource extraction on our neighbors (both human and not). We desire to foster a community that values respect and honor for the people we share the earth with and the resources we utilize.

Our invitation to you is not to minimize your impact but to maximize it. Know and be known by the people and environment around you and leave them better off than you found them. There are many complex humanitarian and environmental issues that deserve our careful thought and consideration. A few that are important to us follow.